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https://www.wpr.org/study-milwaukee-police-wearing-body-cameras-finds-some-changes-officer-actions<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/bodycamera.jpg?itok=-YTFQwPC' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>A review of the body cameras worn by Milwaukee police shows the cameras may have changed some officer behavior, but the use of force remains the same.</p>Thu, 17 May 2018 20:40:00 -0500no A review of the body cameras worn by Milwaukee police shows the cameras may have changed some officer behavior, but the use of force remains the same.https://www.wpr.org/study-milwaukee-police-wearing-body-cameras-finds-some-changes-officer-actionshttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180517-CQ-BODCAMSTUD.mp3Dane County Pharmacists Work To Reduce Elderly Falls By Doing Medical Checkshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/eIRNK4E6vh0/dane-county-pharmacists-work-reduce-elderly-falls-doing-medical-checks
https://www.wpr.org/dane-county-pharmacists-work-reduce-elderly-falls-doing-medical-checks<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/p1030204.JPG?itok=djwDeCLG' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>The United Way of Dane County is collaborating with pharmacists as part of an effort to help area seniors avoid medication mix-ups, missed pills and serious side effects by checking what they take for conditions ranging from high-blood pressure to heart conditions.</p>Thu, 17 May 2018 17:05:00 -0500no The United Way of Dane County is collaborating with pharmacists as part of an effort to help area seniors avoid medication mix-ups, missed pills and serious side effects by checking what they take for conditions ranging from high-blood pressure to heart https://www.wpr.org/dane-county-pharmacists-work-reduce-elderly-falls-doing-medical-checkshttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180517-SM-SENIORMEDS.mp3UW-Madison Plans To Increase Families Incomeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/M4__UiFdjuE/uw-madison-plans-increase-families-incomes
https://www.wpr.org/uw-madison-plans-increase-families-incomes<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/blank.JPG?itok=kMhebj2e' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>UW-Madison is one of four universities receiving a $1.5 million dollar grant in the hopes of raising the income of 10,000 Dane County families by 10 percent in two years. </p>Wed, 16 May 2018 22:10:00 -0500no UW-Madison is one of four universities receiving a $1.5 million dollar grant in the hopes of raising the income of 10,000 Dane County families by 10 percent in two years. https://www.wpr.org/uw-madison-plans-increase-families-incomeshttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180516-MLW-FAMILIES.mp3Planned Parenthood Opens Remodeled Clinic In Sheboyganhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/Y_4gKLLC61k/planned-parenthood-opens-remodeled-clinic-sheboygan
https://www.wpr.org/planned-parenthood-opens-remodeled-clinic-sheboygan<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/20180511-132738.jpg?itok=gqWcK5Ar' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Two years after closing a clinic in Appleton, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is opening another facility in the Fox Valley that will perform abortions.</p>Fri, 11 May 2018 20:45:00 -0500no Two years after closing a clinic in Appleton, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is opening another facility in the Fox Valley that will perform abortions.https://www.wpr.org/planned-parenthood-opens-remodeled-clinic-sheboyganhttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180510-SM-PP.mp3More Veterans Denounce US Senate Candidate Kevin Nicholsonhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/9HkO6E8zmHA/more-veterans-denounce-us-senate-candidate-kevin-nicholson
https://www.wpr.org/more-veterans-denounce-us-senate-candidate-kevin-nicholson<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/20180508-103603-resized.jpg?itok=DJ9ecOW3' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Wisconsin military veterans launch more criticism of U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson.</p>Tue, 8 May 2018 18:15:00 -0500no Wisconsin military veterans launch more criticism of U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson.https://www.wpr.org/more-veterans-denounce-us-senate-candidate-kevin-nicholsonhttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180508-CQ-VETKEVIN.mp3Democrats Criticize Schimel For Speaking At Anti-LGBT Group Conferencehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/47Hq4-d3G2k/democrats-criticize-schimel-speaking-anti-lgbt-group-conference
https://www.wpr.org/democrats-criticize-schimel-speaking-anti-lgbt-group-conference<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/schimel.jpg?itok=Y0pcVp1O' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Democrats criticized Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel on Tuesday for attending a conference put on by Alliance Defending Freedom, a vocal anti-LGBT group. </p>Tue, 8 May 2018 16:40:00 -0500no Democrats criticized Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel on Tuesday for attending a conference put on by Alliance Defending Freedom, a vocal anti-LGBT group. https://www.wpr.org/democrats-criticize-schimel-speaking-anti-lgbt-group-conferencehttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180508-LW-SCHIMELADF.mp3UW-Madison To Cover Alumni Signs With KKK Connectionshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/LznOP32wLG4/uw-madison-cover-alumni-signs-kkk-connections
https://www.wpr.org/uw-madison-cover-alumni-signs-kkk-connections<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/dsc-0348.JPG?itok=A3oe78Cn' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>The University of Wisconsin-Madison will cover over two signs in its Memorial Union for areas named after alumni with affiliations to the Ku Klux Klan.</p>Mon, 7 May 2018 15:55:00 -0500no The University of Wisconsin-Madison will cover over two signs in its Memorial Union for areas named after alumni with affiliations to the Ku Klux Klan.https://www.wpr.org/uw-madison-cover-alumni-signs-kkk-connectionshttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180507-MLW-KKKUNION.mp3Vel Phillips Eulogized At Milwaukee Memorial Servicehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/wAPwEx4OWy0/vel-phillips-eulogized-milwaukee-memorial-service
https://www.wpr.org/vel-phillips-eulogized-milwaukee-memorial-service<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/20180505-102727-resized.jpg?itok=QGbSPYCM' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>A Milwaukee memorial service on Saturday honored former Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips. Phillips died last month, at age 95. </p>Sat, 5 May 2018 20:35:00 -0500no A Milwaukee memorial service on Saturday honored former Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips. Phillips died last month, at age 95. https://www.wpr.org/vel-phillips-eulogized-milwaukee-memorial-servicehttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180504-CQ-VELMEMO.mp3As Young People Leave Rural Areas, What Is Dating Like For Those Who Choose To Stay?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/ZFnCxXKStx4/young-people-leave-rural-areas-what-dating-those-who-choose-stay
https://www.wpr.org/young-people-leave-rural-areas-what-dating-those-who-choose-stay<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/rurdate-photo.JPG?itok=5X6kptfs' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>The question of what is changing the experience of people dating in rural areas is being influenced in part by two trends: the diminishing number of young people in rural areas, and the proliferation of online dating.</p>Tue, 8 May 2018 10:25:00 -0500no The question of what is changing the experience of people dating in rural areas is being influenced in part by two trends: the diminishing number of young people in rural areas, and the proliferation of online dating.https://www.wpr.org/young-people-leave-rural-areas-what-dating-those-who-choose-stayhttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180509-rv-rurdate.mp3'No One Is Talking About How It Doesn’t Measure Your Intelligence'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/cEK3-I2x-wg/no-one-talking-about-how-it-doesn%E2%80%99t-measure-your-intelligence
https://www.wpr.org/no-one-talking-about-how-it-doesn%E2%80%99t-measure-your-intelligence<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/btb-aa-annasniadach-180411.JPG?itok=zk6DbapZ' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Anna Sniadach, 17-year-old Madison East High School student, would vote in this fall's elections if she could, but she'll be about a month too young.</p>Thu, 3 May 2018 13:35:00 -0500no Anna Sniadach, 17-year-old Madison East High School student, would vote in this fall's elections if she could, but she'll be about a month too young.https://www.wpr.org/no-one-talking-about-how-it-doesn%E2%80%99t-measure-your-intelligencehttps://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/articles/2018/05/btb-aa-annasniadach-180411.JPGPlanned Parenthood Of Wisconsin Sues Trump Administration Over Title X Changeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/KXUJZimMRIU/planned-parenthood-wisconsin-sues-trump-administration-over-title-x-changes
https://www.wpr.org/planned-parenthood-wisconsin-sues-trump-administration-over-title-x-changes<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/05/ap-435142841562.jpg?itok=j3guEjMA' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and affiliates in two other states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration arguing changes to the federal Title X program limit the care provided.</p>Wed, 2 May 2018 16:35:00 -0500no Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and affiliates in two other states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration arguing changes to the federal Title X program limit the care provided.https://www.wpr.org/planned-parenthood-wisconsin-sues-trump-administration-over-title-x-changeshttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180502-SM-TITLE.mp3Milwaukee County Supervisors Consider Closing Fair Housing Loophole 50 Years After Landmark Law's Passagehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/pYfgSHxdNKc/milwaukee-county-supervisors-consider-closing-fair-housing-loophole-50-years-after-landmark-laws
https://www.wpr.org/milwaukee-county-supervisors-consider-closing-fair-housing-loophole-50-years-after-landmark-laws<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/04/istock-682128898.jpg?itok=GQynPz0M' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Fifty years after the city of Milwaukee adopted an open housing ordinance, Milwaukee County officials are considering their own proposal to ban rent assistance discrimination.</p>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:55:00 -0500no Fifty years after the city of Milwaukee adopted an open housing ordinance, Milwaukee County officials are considering their own proposal to ban rent assistance discrimination.https://www.wpr.org/milwaukee-county-supervisors-consider-closing-fair-housing-loophole-50-years-after-landmark-lawshttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180430-XC-HOUSING.mp3Veterans Home At King Receives Federal Funding For New Nursing Facilityhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/B9YahOLrAew/veterans-home-king-receives-federal-funding-new-nursing-facility
https://www.wpr.org/veterans-home-king-receives-federal-funding-new-nursing-facility<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/04/campus-side-view.jpg?itok=MleRPgnr' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>The Wisconsin Veterans Home at King is getting $55 million in federal funding for a new nursing facility and several maintenance projects.</p>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:20:00 -0500no The Wisconsin Veterans Home at King is getting $55 million in federal funding for a new nursing facility and several maintenance projects.https://www.wpr.org/veterans-home-king-receives-federal-funding-new-nursing-facilityhttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180425-HK-KINGFUND.mp3'A Lot Of Immigration Policies Don’t Really Focus On The Reasons Why People Are Immigrating'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/6KH2t-wSsFM/lot-immigration-policies-don%E2%80%99t-really-focus-reasons-why-people-are-immigrating
https://www.wpr.org/lot-immigration-policies-don%E2%80%99t-really-focus-reasons-why-people-are-immigrating<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/04/dsc-0202.JPG?itok=v7CChY-Q' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Taden Ellenbolt, age 17, plans to vote in this fall's elections because, but also acknowledges that some government programs do more for him than others.</p>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:20:00 -0500no Taden Ellenbolt, age 17, plans to vote in this fall's elections because, but also acknowledges that some government programs do more for him than others.https://www.wpr.org/lot-immigration-policies-don%E2%80%99t-really-focus-reasons-why-people-are-immigratinghttps://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/articles/2018/04/dsc-0202.JPGDemocratic Party Congressional Candidate Calls For Legalizating Marijuanahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/ry-0Xq0uf3s/democratic-party-congressional-candidate-calls-legalizating-marijuana
https://www.wpr.org/democratic-party-congressional-candidate-calls-legalizating-marijuana<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/04/ap-18104037374491.jpg?itok=ITo-9n2U' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Kyle Frenette, a Democratic candidate for Congress in northern Wisconsin, has come out in favor of the national legalization of marijuana.</p>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 21:00:00 -0500no Kyle Frenette, a Democratic candidate for Congress in northern Wisconsin, has come out in favor of the national legalization of marijuana.https://www.wpr.org/democratic-party-congressional-candidate-calls-legalizating-marijuanahttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180420-GM-FRENETTEPOT.mp3On Columbine Anniversary, More Calls For Gun Controlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/glOr84XSREk/columbine-anniversary-more-calls-gun-control
https://www.wpr.org/columbine-anniversary-more-calls-gun-control<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/04/dscn4296-1.JPG?itok=2RsGSI9S' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Students and teachers across Wisconsin and the United States left class Friday morning as part of a National School Walkout to demand action on gun control.</p>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:10:00 -0500no Students and teachers across Wisconsin and the United States left class Friday morning as part of a National School Walkout to demand action on gun control.https://www.wpr.org/columbine-anniversary-more-calls-gun-controlhttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180420-XC-RALLY.mp3Tribal Forests More Diverse, Sustainable Than Surrounding Forestshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/tKMUpAgSqZc/tribal-forests-more-diverse-sustainable-surrounding-forests
https://www.wpr.org/tribal-forests-more-diverse-sustainable-surrounding-forests<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/04/35776731290-81ce89c971-z.jpg?itok=2igz0mL1' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>New research shows tribal forests in northern Wisconsin have older trees, better plant diversity and tree regeneration than surrounding state or national forests.</p>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:00:00 -0500no New research shows tribal forests in northern Wisconsin have older trees, better plant diversity and tree regeneration than surrounding state or national forests.https://www.wpr.org/tribal-forests-more-diverse-sustainable-surrounding-forestshttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180419-DK-TRIBE4EST.mp3Wisconsin Civil Rights Leader Vel Phillips Dies At Age 94http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/nT4s9pcTeaI/wisconsin-civil-rights-leader-vel-phillips-dies-age-94
https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-civil-rights-leader-vel-phillips-dies-age-94<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/04/ap-677898433744.jpg?itok=HWCVgPdJ' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>Wisconsin political trailblazer Vel Phillips died Tuesday at the age of 94. Phillips was the first African-American person elected to a statewide office in Wisconsin in 1978.</p>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:45:00 -0500no Wisconsin political trailblazer Vel Phillips died Tuesday at the age of 94. Phillips was the first African-American person elected to a statewide office in Wisconsin in 1978.https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-civil-rights-leader-vel-phillips-dies-age-94https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/articles/2018/04/ap-677898433744.jpgProtesters Gather In Madison To Support Second Amendment http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/i-UxlWclYPA/protesters-gather-madison-support-second-amendment
https://www.wpr.org/protesters-gather-madison-support-second-amendment<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/04/img-0068.JPG?itok=aYv88xrY' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>As organizers across the country encouraged gun rights supporters to bring unloaded firearms to state capitals over the weekend, about 200 people gathered in Madison on Saturday on the state capitol grounds. </p>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 21:45:00 -0500no As organizers across the country encouraged gun rights supporters to bring unloaded firearms to state capitals over the weekend, about 200 people gathered in Madison on Saturday on the state capitol grounds. https://www.wpr.org/protesters-gather-madison-support-second-amendmenthttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180414-BB-GUNMARCH.mp3Sherman Phoenix Project Closer To Fundraising Goalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WprNewsFeed-SocialIssues/~3/3NG10h4myDM/sherman-phoenix-project-closer-fundraising-goal
https://www.wpr.org/sherman-phoenix-project-closer-fundraising-goal<p><img src='https://wpr-public.s3.amazonaws.com/wprorg/styles/resp_orig_custom_user_mobile_1x/s3/articles/2018/04/20180410-101608.jpg?itok=DJZhjlQ5' align='left' hspace='4' style='width: 320px; height: auto; margin-right: 5px;'/>A state grant pushes a business center being developed in a building set fire to two years ago, closer to opening its doors.</p>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:15:00 -0500no A state grant pushes a business center being developed in a building set fire to two years ago, closer to opening its doors.https://www.wpr.org/sherman-phoenix-project-closer-fundraising-goalhttps://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wpr-podcast.streamguys1.com/nws/nws180410-CQ-SHERFENIX.mp3Wisconsin Public Radiononadult